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BBC Health News: 02-23-2005
Health secretary John Reid defends an £80m contract with a private firm to carry out diagnostic tests on NHS patients.
A crackdown on the use of children's cartoon characters to market food products is needed, says a watchdog.
A pathologist tells the GMC he maintains tjhere were no signs the son of solicitor Sally Clark died of natural causes.
Many lung cancer patients have unnecessary surgery because scanners are unavailable, say experts.
Restraining mental health patients should be a last resort, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence says.
The active ingredient in marijuana may stall decline from Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.
Patients have been put at risk by the use of unreliable tests to ensure feed tubes are properly inserted, a safety body says.
A man from East Sussex with a rare condition which means he cannot stop eating returns is to sue.
Doctor and dentist numbers could suffer following below average pay increases, the trade unions say.
Pharmaceutical firms who use misleading advertising are to be 'named and shamed', the regulator says.
A firms at the centre of the cancer food scare was involved in a similar case two years ago.
Mental health hospitals should not impose a smoking ban as it could harm patient treatment, experts say.
Physical activity may decrease the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, research suggests.
A virtual reality computer system has been invented to help heart surgeons predict how an operation may go.
A new study aims to dispel public prejudices about people with restricted growth.
A pharmacist who did not question Harold Shipman's unusual prescriptions failed in her duties, a hearing is told.
Doctors have operated successfully to remove a second head from a 10-month-old baby.
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A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates.
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